A man that is the bravery of his age.
Beau. & Fl.
Syn. -- Courage; heroism; interpidity; gallantry; valor; fearlessness; dauntlessness; hardihood; manfulness. See Courage, and Heroism.
Brav"ing (&?;), n. A bravado; a boast.
With so proud a strain
Of threats and bravings.
Chapman.
Brav"ing*ly (&?;), adv. In a defiant manner.
Bra"vo (&?;), n.; pl. Bravoes (&?;). [I. See Brave, a.] A daring villain; a bandit; one who sets law at defiance; a professional assassin or murderer.
Safe from detection, seize the unwary prey.
And stab, like bravoes, all who come this way.
Churchill.
Bra"vo (&?;), interj. [It. See Brave.] Well done! excellent! an exclamation expressive of applause.
||Bra*vu"ra (&?;), n. [It., (properly) bravery, spirit, from bravo. See Brave.] (Mus.) A florid, brilliant style of music, written for effect, to show the range and flexibility of a singer's voice, or the technical force and skill of a performer; virtuoso music.
Aria di bravura (&?;) [It.], a florid air demanding brilliant execution.
Brawl (&?;), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Brawled (&?;); p. pr. & vb. n. Brawling.] [OE. braulen to quarrel, boast, brallen to cry, make a noise; cf. LG. brallen to brag, MHG. pr&?;ulen, G. prahlen, F. brailler to cry, shout, Pr. brailar, braillar, W. bragal to vociferate, brag, Armor. bragal to romp, to strut, W. broliaw to brag, brawl boast. &?;95.] 1. To quarrel noisily and outrageously.
Let a man that is a man consider that he is a fool that brawleth openly with his wife.
Golden Boke.